Intense Pulsed Light (IPL) Treatments

Glow Coast Medical Spa uses IPL Treatments to treat skin discoloration, improve skin texture, reduce wrinkles and redness, and treat broken blood vessels.

WHAT IS IPL?

What is IPL?

Intense Pulsed Light (IPL) treatments can alleviate multiple dermatologic conditions. The Spectrum delivers wavelength specific pulses of energy to the desired treatment area. Discomfort is minimal and is usually compared to the "snap of a rubber band." Multiple treatments may be required to achieve your desired result.

Who can be treated?

IPL treatments are used to remove age spots, sun damage, freckles, birthmarks, spider veins, wrinkles, and rosacea. Unfortunately, IPL is not suited for everyone. Patients with very dark skin types are not suitable as they have too much melanin to treat safely. Additionally, winter months are best for treatment as we cannot treat tanned skin. IPL can be performed on your face, chest, arms, or legs.

What to expect during an IPL treatment:

You will be given a numbing cream to apply one hour before your IPL treatment. You may do this at home or in the office. Once the procedure begins, your nurse will provide you with dark glasses to wear to protect your eyes. Next, they will rub a cool gel on the area being treated and then the light pulses will begin. The procedure will take 20-30 minutes depending on the size of the area being treated. It can often take more than one treatment, six weeks apart, to receive the results you are looking for.

How many sessions will I need?

This depends on the reason for your treatment. Brown pigment responds quickly, usually within 1-3 treatments. Diffuse redness and facial veins lie deeper in the skin and may need 3-6 treatments. Longer courses are needed if facial redness is caused by rosacea, a chronic condition where skin is inflamed and flushes easily. Treatments are usually spaced 4-6 weeks apart to allow full skin recovery between sessions.

What to expect after an IPL treatment:

After IPL therapy, you may experience. slight bruising, which will take 1 – 2 weeks to dissipate. You may notice age spots or freckles look darker for the first 3 – 7 days, which is normal. Your skin may feel dried out or become flaky post treatment. This could last 7-10 days. There is no required downtime post treatment.

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IPL FOR SPIDER VEINS

Spider Vein Treatments

Glow Coast Medical Spa works closely with Milford Vascular Institute. If you have varicose veins or spider veins, we recommend scheduling a consultation with The Vein Team at Milford Vascular Institute. Milford Vascular accepts all insurance plans. Once you have been cleared by our vascular team or if the veins you want treated are on your face, we may proceed with a consultation for laser spider vein treatments.

Got Veins? Call MVI

What causes increased venous pressure?

Patients can experience an increase in venous pressure for a variety of reasons. The most common cause for increased venous pressure is chronic venous insufficiency.

Who is at risk for developing varicose veins?

Varicose vein formation is an abnormal process; not everyone will develop them. People who are at a higher risk for developing these unsightly veins include: women, professionals who sit or stand for long periods of time, people with a family history of venous insufficiency, people with a history of blood clots, smokers, people with excessive weight, and women who have been pregnant or had children.

How do we treat varicose veins?

Before we address the visual varicose veins, we have to treat the underlying condition causing them. If the underlying condition is not treated first, the smaller, superficial veins will not respond to treatment. Milford Vascular Institute offers a variety of venous closure procedures to treat the larger feeder veins. After the feeder vein has been closed off, the underlying problem has been treated. However, some large varicose veins may remain. If these leftover veins are not addressed they may become inflamed and clotted. These veins can be either be removed or injected with a sclerosing solution.

Why should you have your varicose veins treated?

While varicose veins are often visually unattractive, there are many clinical reasons to have your varicose veins treated. The sooner you have your veins treated, the less likely you are to develop adverse complications. Having varicose veins puts you at greater risk for developing blood clots, infections, bleeding, and limb threatening ulcers

Laser spider vein treatments vs. sclerotherapy

There are two main forms of treatment for spider veins: sclerotherapy and laser vein treatments. Sclerotherapy is the process of injecting a solution into the vein to cause the walls of the vein to collapse. Eventually, the vein disappears. Laser vein treatments use IPL to treat tiny broken capillaries and the smallest spider veins. The greatest advantage to laser vein treatments is it can be used anywhere on your body, including your face. Our partners at Milford Vascular Institute are experts in determining the proper treatment for your spider veins.

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